Grandfeet! Grandma and Grandpa had full house for Thanksgiving this year. Ty’s first time ice skating. Fearless…but does that really surprise you? Eco Tarium
Pumpkin Pancakes
I hope you’re enjoying all that leftover turkey. You can see our favorite leftover poultry dish here. We also have a lot of fresh pureed pumpkin leftover from pumpkin carving and from the little pumpkins that once adorned our front porch. Actually they adorned our kitchen counter because I never got them to the porch. While...
25 days and counting…
Today marks the first day of our annual Christmas chain. Every year since PJ was 3, we’ve created an old-fashioned, red and green, Christmas-countdown-chain. Actually, it’s an old-fashioned, red and green, Christmas-countdown-prayer-chain. On every link we list friends and family in our life. Every night, the kids take down a link and we pray for the...
Online
If you’re not local, you can now read the article about us online, here.
Homemade Christmas
So I guess, the Christmas shopping season is “officially” underway. I don’t personally have an “official” start and have been known to pick up Christmas presents as early as April. But don’t let that fool you, I usually am still shopping the week before Christmas. I think my biggest gift giving quirk is that I...
Foto Friday
Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking at an anniversary event for Catholic Charities where there was a cake by Duff Goldman. You know, the guy that has that little tv show on Food Network–Ace of Cakes? And by “little” I mean one of the highest-rated, primetime shows on Food Network…ever. Even cooler...
Grateful
I am grateful to be spending time with family this Thanksgiving. Even when it means 7 kids 7 and under living in one house for 4 days. Even when it means half a dozen air matresses. Even when it means 7 1/2 hours of sitting in holiday traffic…one way. I am grateful. For what are...
15 Minutes 1 Month of Fame
Remember this picture? If you’re a local, you should head to your nearest library or grocery store and pick up the December issue of Baltimore’s Child Magazine. The best part is it’s FREE! Then you should flip to page 38 before reading through the rest. If you’re not a local, I’ll post the link as...